Born Not to Know

Born a young man in an average city

Had our share of problems, don't you know

Just the same, the city had to grow

Time after time, my mama told me

There's a lot of things that you know

But there's a whole lot more you need to know

(Money) Have your own

(Friends) Just for fun

(Drugs) Don't indulge

(Sex) With the right person

(Work) All your days

(Crime) Does not pay

(Love) Don't apply

(Live) To live, you must die

And I can't relate, 'cause (I was born not to know)

Things are gettin' crazy, I ain't wearin' paisley

(I was born not to know)

Now since I've grown, I've learned a lot more

The city hasn't changed a bit since

Doesn't mean I have to live like this

I still can recall what my mother told me

There was a lot of things that I knew

But the words my mother said were true

(Money) Had my own

(Friends) We had fun

(Drugs) Didn't indulge

(Sex) Had the right person

(Work) All my days

(Crime) Did not pay

(Love) Did not apply

(Live) Now live, but I gotta die

And I can't relate, 'cause (I was born not to know)

I ain't gonna make a fuss

I like the back of the bus, 'cause

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